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Former heroin addict inspires growing optimism from the wild sidehttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/sep/23/weed-it-and-reap-gardening
New film traces the remarkable life of ex-junkie who helps homeless people and offenders through creating wildflower gardens<p>Weed It and Reap is the evocative title of a film about the remarkable life of Paul Pulford, AKA Scruffy. Five years ago, he was a street junkie sleeping among dustbins. Now, still living in a hostel and on benefits, he creates wildflower gardens and vegetable patches in inner-city schools and on waste ground.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/sep/23/weed-it-and-reap-gardening">Continue reading...</a>HomelessnessDrugsSocial exclusionSocietyChelsea flower showGardensLife and styleFilmTue, 22 Sep 2009 23:05:21 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/sep/23/weed-it-and-reap-gardeningDaniel Brearley/PRPaul Pulford, a former heroin addict who took up gardening in an effort to go clean. Photograph: Daniel Brearley Photograph: Daniel Brearley/PRMark Gould2009-09-22T23:05:21ZGarden a showpiece for social inclusionhttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/may/20/the-key-garden
<p>Posh and pristine, corporate and jolly, the Chelsea Flower Show is not generally thought of as an event that tackles gritty social issues and embraces the excluded. This year, however, homeless people and prisoners have helped to construct a major showpiece garden. </p><p>The Key, as the garden is called, is the product of an ambitious collaboration between 20 homelessness agencies and the Eden Project, the Cornwall-based environmental charity. It is funded by Places of Change, a programme to improve services for homeless people, run by the Homes and Communities Agency. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/may/20/the-key-garden">Continue reading...</a>Social exclusionHomelessnessPrisons and probationSocietyChelsea flower showGardensLife and styleTue, 19 May 2009 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/may/20/the-key-gardenPRParticipants in The Key garden project create the wall symbolising discrimination and disadvantage. Photograph: PRPRParticipants in The Key garden project create the wall symbolising discrimination and disadvantage. Photograph: PRAli Ahmad2009-05-19T23:01:00Z